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Mad Cow Disease

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as BSE, a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system

MWE

Classifications

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
bovine spongiform encephalitis
plural
Mad Cow Diseases
possessive
Mad Cow Disease's
pluralpossessive
Mad Cow Diseases'